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Cooper's hawk

–noun
a North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-gray back and a rusty breast.

Origin:
1820–30, Americanism; named after William Cooper (d. 1864), American ornithologist
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Coo·per's hawk   (kōō'pərz, kŏŏp'ərz)   
n.  A short-winged hawk (Accipiter cooperii) widespread throughout North America, having a dark back, a long tail, and a rusty-barred chest.

[After William Cooper (1797-1864), American ornithologist.]
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